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Page 2 Western Maryland College September 19, 1991 International Student Numbers on the Rise way of life, but it takes atleasr a students from India who came to who is enjoying his new experi- side of Spain." KristenVick few months to adjust. .. it's WMC to lake advantage of a erces at WMC. Candido goes on to describe WMC has had a large influx different than vacation!" the ups and downs of the adjust- in the "I saw WMC named of international students this year Nandan Guautam, Preetam good liberal arts education. book: Going to America, and I ment, and how sometimes there "There are no liberal arts col- and those interviewed have found Shah, and Nisham Taneja are lcgesinlndia,"explainsNandan, applied," says Preetam. 'The are feelings of frustration and of the school welcoming. peoplearefriendly,infonnal,and being 10Sl In response 10 these WMC has hosted interna- you have personal contact with of the cultural shock, tional students for many years. aspects the teachers since the classes there are organizations on cam- Since 1987, there have been 8 10 aren't big," he concluded. pus that have existed before and 10 new students coming from all Despite the fact that many of expanded, as well as new oppor- over the world each year to at- the new students have been im- tunities fortntemationalstudents tend WMC. This fall semester. pressedwilh Western Maryland, 10 feel at home. however, has welcomed in a to- ithas been a tremendous adjust- Arlene Philip, president of tal of 37 new intcmatonal stu- ment. Candido Nunez, a Span- the International Student club dents. Altogether, including the ish student, says, "I came here 10 last year, helped establish the international students who have change my way of life, to im- firstinternational house on cam- returned from previous years, prove my English, and to know pus. Arlene, originally from there is a total of 56 internatonal the people here... what is out- See STUDENTS, Pg. 5 Col. 1 students on campus. They have enriched the environment throughout the campus, and are History each member to qualify for this helping to build a stronger cul- from Page 1 class of license. The VFW tural exchange between them- for fear that a campus violation (Veterns of Foreign Wars) has selves and American students. of liquor laws would threaten this type of license. "I liked the campus in itself.i the license for the restaurant. The class "A" license is only It is small and very bcautiful,"~ What is this class "B"license for stores that sell alcohol as says Sara Lundberg, a Swedish ~ thatMcDaniel'sRestauranthas? packaged goods, i.e. Carriage student who became interested ~ Why did the college apply for a House Liquors. in attending WMC through lIE ~ class ''C'' license? What about Theclass "D" license is called (Institute of IntcrnationaJ Bdu- ~ the "tavern" license. Less than cation). She continues, "Study- f ~=="",.~ "A" or "D"? 41% of its revenue is from food. According 10 Lau there arc ing he~e [in the U.S.] broadens Junior business administration major Arlene Philip from five different class of permanent It cannot be open on Sundays, your views and opens your eyes. Trfnldad/Tobago organized the International House. liquor licenses. nor can it sell hard liquor. Ac- You learn LO appreciate another The class "8" license that cording to Lau, only one such McDaniel's is covered under is establishment is permitted in specifically for establishments each voting district. Dean of from which 41 % of their rev- StudentAffairsPhiIipSayresaid enue comes from selling pre- the tavern license was the only paredfoods. Theremaining59% other possible way for the col- can come from alcohol sales. lege to apply for a permanent Restaurantscovered by theclass license, however wesrmmster "B" license can be open seven already has one class "D" li- days a week and sell hard liquor. cense issued. Neither Lau nor Champs also has a class "B" Sayre knew the name of the es- license. tablishment. The class "C" license that The fifth type oflicense is the WMC was recently denied is the class "H" license for catering catogory for clubs. According establishments. 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